Originally posted by photoptimist I always have a largish Swiss Army knife (which includes pliers, corkscrew, bottle opened, can opener, tweezers, pen, toothpick, tiny screwdriver, magnifying glass, etc.) but that's a general tool for hiking & life rather than specific to photography.
The tools that do go in the bag include:
1) Lenspen (brush on one end, microfiber wiper disk on the other end)
2) A Czech 5 Koruna coin that makes a perfect tripod screw driver
3) A thin, long strip of rug no-skid mesh that helps grip stuck filters
Ditto on the Victorinox. I have a
"Swiss Champ" that I take with me if I'm going away for a few days, but it's a bit of a lump. Fine for the coat pocket or backpack, though. But my EDC (every day carry) is the humble
"Spartan" with the addition of the
mini screwdriver accessory that threads into the corkscrew.
That said, I don't think I've ever used it for photography-related activities, except for cutting open the heat-sealed blister packing on a new SDHC card. But it gets used for all sorts of things on an almost daily basis. Did I mention it has a corkscrew?
The only "tools" I take with me for photography are a rocket blower, two or three individually-packed Zeiss wet lens wipes, a small dry lens cloth, larger microfibre cloth and a small make-up brush for brushing away debris. If I'm going away for a few days, I generally take the O-ICK1 gel stick or Eyelead equivalent. And if I have my Giottos tripod with me, I take the little tool kit that came with it, though I've never actually needed it.
Last edited by BigMackCam; 12-02-2018 at 09:54 AM.